What You Need to Know About Fearless Leadership
You walk into a crucial conversation. Your heart pounding a deep reverberating bass. “What if I can’t find the right words?” You think to yourself. “What if this doesn’t work?” As a leader, you...
Category: Leadership Skills
Leading in The Face of Personal Tragedy
We all face tragedy. No one is immune. Tragedy can take the form of death, financial loss, or health crisis to name a few. This can test a leader’s character and their effectiveness. I...
The Big Deal About Leadership Character
We spend much time talking about, building, and teaching technical skills. That is great. However, we spend too little time discussing and nurturing good character. A skilled leader with good character is a gift,...
Winning A Gold Medal as A Leader
A leader’s job is to provide vision and direction. However, no matter how clear the vision and direction, nothing happens without the engine: the people who make it all happen. I submit that one...
Am I Resilient or Stubborn?
There’s a fine line between resilience and stubbornness. If I’m not careful, I may be so determined to accomplish something, that I could become stubborn and misinterpret it as resilience. What about you? Are...
Why Leaders Need to Pay Attention to Culture
The culture of a group is crucial, whether it’s a family, sports team, church, or business. Only leaders who actively manage the culture of their teams will achieve the positive behaviors they desire. These...
Building Your Executive Presence
The currency of leadership is influence. Influence drives power. There is one element that can turbocharge that influence. It’s to build and demonstrate the characteristics and behaviors of a leader with Executive Presence. I...
The High Standards of Great Leadership
Leaders need to have high standards. It drives a level of success, intrinsic motivation, and raises the value offered to customers. High standards separate the best leaders from the rest. Leaders have relentlessly high...
One Thing Great Leaders Have in Common
Leadership is not complex. It’s simple. Anyone can learn to lead, but it’s not easy. One has to be willing to persevere through difficult situations to develop the right skills and positive character to...
Are You Leveraging Your Workplace Currency?
It’s important to understand and leverage the currency of our workplace if we want to navigate the professional environment successfully. That’s important because just as different countries have different currencies, each workplace has its...
